On Saturday, June 6th, the McLean Woman’s Club
Chorale sang a program of romantic and traditional
favorites in its spring concert at Lewinsville
Presbyterian Church to benefit the Falls
Church—McLean Children’s Center. Dubbed “Memories,”
the music included famous songs by Rodgers and
Hammerstein, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and
Johnny Mercer, along with traditional melodies like
“Danny Boy.” Toward the end, pre-schoolers from the
Center became part of the action when they walked
down the aisle with festive umbrellas during the
Chorale’s rendition of “Singin’ in the Rain.”

The concert was the Chorale’s second benefit for the
Children’s Center. The group of about 30 ladies has
also performed at retirement homes and other
churches, as well as for its parent organization;
its annual holiday concert for the public is
scheduled for early December. Director and
accompanist Iris Reimann, a trained, lifelong
musician, founded the group in the late 1990s. Many
of the singers also have strong musical backgrounds.

The nonprofit Falls Church—McLean Children’s Center,
founded in 1968, is designed to help young children
achieve school readiness and “to give all young
children, regardless of their family’s economic
resources, a strong foundation on which to build the
rest of their lives,” according to its mission
statement. The Center is a member of United Way, is
licensed as a child care facility in Virginia and
accredited in DC, Virginia and Maryland and has
received multiple honors and awards. For more
information, see www.fcmlcc.org.

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--Laura Sheridan

Check out the article in
Coastal Virginia Magazine – our
own Susie Mowry is listed as one of 10 Leading
Ladies in the Tidewater Area! Way to go Susie!